Race, Racism, & Racial Equity (R3) Symposium – Graduate Research
Julia Yi is a 3rd year PhD student in the Division of Speech & Hearing Sciences at UNC–Chapel Hill and is under the mentorship of Dr. Karen Erickson of the Center for Literacy and Disability Studies. She has a background in speech language pathology and is interested in studying language and literacy, particularly among populations who are confined (i.e. in correctional facilities, juvenile justice systems) and where there exists a highly disproportionate percentage of those with language and literacy impairments.